Product Preview: 2024 Topps Inception Baseball

If you thought, like me, that 2024 Topps Heritage High Number was your last chance to chase the vaunted 2024 rookie class, you'd be wrong (like me). Not sure if I just missed it before, but indeed we have images, checklist, and a odds sheet for 2024 Topps Inception Baseball! 

In Topps' own words..."Boxes contain 7 cards, including 1 autograph or autograph relic card, 2 base card parallels and 4 Base or Base SP."

The Base Cards

There is a 100 player base card checklist with the following parallels: Green, Yellow, Purple, Magenta, Red, Gold Electricity, Blue, Orange, Inception, Printing Plates, Prints, Prints Alpha). It consists of 62 rookies and 38 vets (see below for chase rookies).

Base Card Short Prints

There is a 25 player base card short print set. While there are some rookies, like Jackson Merrill, the checklist for vets is better featuring Julio Rodriguez, Ronald Acuna Jr, Bobby Witt Jr., Mookie Betts, Bryce Harper, Gunnar Henderson, and Juan Soto. (Odds - Base1:2; Alpha 1:81)

The Autographs

There are many different types of autographs, as usual, with Inception.

More Common Autos (<1:100)

• Base Rookie & Emerging Stars Autograph Cards (Purple, Green, Magenta, Aqua, Red, Orange, Blue, Inception)
• Autographed Patch Cards (Green, Magenta, Aqua, Red, Orange, Blue, Inception, MLB Logo)
• Autographed Jumbo Patch Cards (Aqua, Red, Orange, Inception)
• MLB First Milestones Autograph Relics Cards (Red, Orange, Blue, Inception)
• Silver Signings Cards (Gold, Gold Inscription)
• Charged Particles Autograph Cards (Red, Blue, Inception)

The Less Common Autos (>1:100)

• Autograph Team Logo Patch Book
• Autograph Letters Patch Book
• Autograph Laundry Tag Patch Book
• Autograph MLB Logo Patch Book
• Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch (Team Logo, New Era Logo, MLB Logo, Button, Laundry Tag, 59fifty)
• Autographed Game Socks Relic (Sock Logo)
• Autographed Relic Batting Glove (Strap, Logo)
• Autographed Relic Fielding Glove (Prime)
• Quad Relic Autograph Cards (Inception)
• MLB First Milestones Autograph Relics Home Run (Red, Orange, Blue, Inception)
• Dual Autograph Relic Book Card (Inception)
• Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book Card (Inception)
• Dawn of Greatness Autograph Cards (Red, Blue, Inception)
• Transformation Autograph Cards (Red, Blue, Inception)
• Immersion Autograph Cards (Red, Blue, Inception)
• Dual Autograph Cards (Blue, Inception)
• Triple Autograph Cards (Blue, Inception)
• MLB First Milestones Autograph Relics Hit/HR (Red, Orange, Blue, Inception)

Rookie Chases

This may be the last chance to chase this rookie class and this release appears to be loaded with all of them. 

Here's some of the top ones (and what they have in the product)

• Paul Skenes
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Jackson Holliday)
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • Quad Relic Autograph
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
  • Silver Signings
  • Charged Particles Autograph
  • Immersion Autograph
  • Dual Autograph (with Jared Jones)
• Jackson Holliday
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Jackson Chourio)
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Gunnar Henderson)
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Paul Skenes)
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • Quad Relic Autograph
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
  • Silver Signings
    
  • Immersion Autograph
  • Dual Autograph (with Gunnar Henderson)
  • Triple Autograph (with Jackson Merrill & Jackson Chourio)
  • Triple Autograph (with Gunnar Henderson & Adley Rutschman)
• Jung Hoo Lee
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • MLB First Milestones Autograph Relic
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
    
  • Charged Particles Autograph
  • Triple Autograph (with Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Shota Imanaga)
• Jasson Dominguez
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Junior Caminero)
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Elly De La Cruz)
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • Quad Relic Autograph
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • MLB First Milestone Autograph Relics Home Run
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
  • Silver Signings
    
  • Immersion Autograph
  • Dual Autograph (with Anthony Volpe)
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto
  
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Shota Imanaga)
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • Quad Relic Autograph
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
  • Silver Signings
    
  • Immersion Autograph
  • Dual Autograph (with Shota Imanaga)
  • Triple Autograph (with Shota Imanaga & Jung Hoo Lee)
• Junior Caminero
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Jasson Dominguez)
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • Quad Relic Autograph
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • MLB First Milestones Autograph Relic
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
    
  • Immersion Autograph
  • Dual Autograph (with Jordan Lawlar)
• Elly De La Cruz
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Elly De La Cruz)
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • Quad Relic Autograph
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • MLB First Milestones Autograph Relic Hit/HR
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
  • Silver Signings
    
  • Immersion Autograph
  • Triple Autograph (with Bobby Witt Jr. & Ronald Acuna Jr.)
• Wyatt Langford
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Evan Carter)
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • Quad Relic Autograph
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • MLB First Milestones Autograph Relic
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
  • Silver Signings
    
  • Immersion Autograph
  • Dual Autograph (with Evan Carter)
• Shota Imanaga
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Yoshinobu Yamamoto)
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • Quad Relic Autograph
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
  • Silver Signings
    
  • Immersion Autograph
  • Dual Autograph (with with Yoshinobu Yamamoto)
  • Triple Autograph (with Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Jung Hoo Lee)
• Jackson Chourio
  • Base
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch
  • Autographed Team Logo Patch Book
  • Autographed Laundry Tag Book 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Sal Frelick)
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Jackson Holliday)
  • Dual Autograph Relic Book (with Julio Rodriguez)
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • Quad Relic Autograph
    
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • MLB First Milestones Autograph Relic
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
  • Silver Signings
  • Charged Particles Autograph
    
  • Dual Autograph (with Sal Frelick)
  • Triple Autograph (with Jackson Merrill & Jackson Holliday)
• Jackson Merrill
  • Base Card Short Print
  • Autograph Patch
  • Autographed Jumbo Patch 
  • Autographed Jumbo Hat Patch
  • Autographed Game Sock Relic Card
  • MLB First Milestones autograph Relic
  • Quad Relic Autograph
    
  • Gameday Gear Autograph Relic Book
  • MLB First Milestones Autograph Relic
  • Base Rookie & Emerging Star Autograph
  • Silver Signings
  • Immersion Autograph
  • Triple Autograph (with Jackson Holliday & Jackson Chourio)

10 Best Teams on the Checklist

1. Dodgers
2. Orioles
3. Yankees
   
4. Pirates
5. Reds
6. Rangers
7. Brewers
8. Cubs
9. Padres
10. Giants

How Many Autos Does Each Team Have?

(Note that this includes the sum of autos for each player on the team - e.g., if a team has a triple auto, it will show up as 3)

Team	No. of Autos
Baltimore Orioles	60
Chicago Cubs	35
Texas Rangers	35
Milwaukee Brewers	33
New York Yankees	33
Pittsburgh Pirates	30
Cincinnati Reds	28
Tampa Bay Rays	22
Atlanta Braves	21
San Francisco Giants	21
Los Angeles Dodgers	20
Los Angeles Angels	18
Arizona Diamondbacks	17
Oakland Athletics	17
Boston Red Sox	14
San Diego Padres	14
Kansas City Royals	13
New York Mets	12
Cleveland Guardians	8
Seattle Mariners	8
Toronto Blue Jays	8
Colorado Rockies	6
St. Louis Cardinals	6
Detroit Tigers	5
Houston Astros	4
Chicago White Sox	3
Minnesota Twins	3
Washington Nationals	2
Miami Marlins	1
Philadelphia Phillies	1